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Savannah Birth Records

First Baptist Church of Savannah records, 1805-1975 Archive Grid

Georgia, Birth Records, 1919-present Georgia Department of Public Health

Independent Presbyterian Church (Savannah, Ga.) records, 1800-1960 Archive Grid

Savannah, Georgia Vital Records, 1803-1966 Ancestry online

Savannah, Georgia Vital Records, 1803-1966 Archives.com online

Savannah Cemetery Records (91)


Savannah Census Records

1790 The Reconstructed Census of Georgia Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Savannah Church Records

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As grain once scattered : the history of Christ Church, Savannah, Georgia, 1733-1983 FamilySearch Library

Atlantic Primitive Baptist Church records, 1923-1982, Savannah, Ga. Archive Grid

Bonna Bella Presbyterian Church, Session, Register, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1891-1939 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Bonna Bella Presbyterian Church, Session, Register, Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1947-1957 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Christenings Independent Presbyterian Church, Savannah Genealogy Trails online

Church membership rolls, 1800-1926, and baptisms, marriages, etc., 1828- 1866 (Independent Presbyterian Church (Savannah, Georgia)) FamilySearch Library

Church minutes, 1823-1952 (North Salem Baptist Church (Savannah, Georgia)) FamilySearch Library

Church records (microform) 1954-1990, Southside Baptist Church (Savannah, Ga.). Archive Grid

Church records, 1852-1985 (Saint Paul's Episcopal Church (Savannah, Georgia)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1857-1862 (Trinity United Methodist Church, Wesley Chapel (Savannah, Georgia)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1858-1925 (Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Savannah, Georgia)) FamilySearch Library

First African Baptist Church (Savannah, Ga.) records, 1873-1977 Archive Grid

First African Baptist Church of Savannah, Georgia records, 1871-1981, Savannah, Ga. Archive Grid

First Baptist Church of Savannah records, 1805-1975 Archive Grid

First Presbyterian Church (Savannah, Ga.) records, 1835-1977 Archive Grid

First Presbyterian Church (Savannah, Ga.) records, after 1839 Archive Grid

History of Savannah Methodism from John Wesley to Silas Johnson FamilySearch Library

Holding aloft the torch : a history of the Independent Presbyterian Church of Savannah, Georgia FamilySearch Library

Hull Memorial Presbyterian Church records, 1908-1988, Savannah, Ga. Archive Grid

Independent Presbyterian Church (Savannah, Ga.) records, 1800-1960 Archive Grid

Marriages, baptisms, interments, 1823-1926 (Lutheran Church of the Ascension (Savannah, Georgia)) FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1935-1943 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Savannah Branch (Georgia)) FamilySearch Library

Records (microform) 1959-1962, Memorial Baptist Church (Savannah, Georgia) Archive Grid

Records of the Lutheran Church of the Ascension, Savannah, Georgia : 1823-1926. WorldCat

Saint Paul's Episcopal Church records Archive Grid

Savannah District minutes, 1918-1928, Methodist Episcopal Church Archive Grid

Savannah's Catholic Cemetery : Chatham County, Georgia : Catholic Diocese of Savannah. WorldCat

Second African Baptist Church (Savannah, Ga.) records, 1812-1979 Archive Grid

Skidaway Island United Methodist Church (Savannah, Georgia) : Savanah, Georgia, 1990 FamilySearch Library

St. John's parish register, marriage records, 1846-1903 FamilySearch Library

Westside Chapel Methodist Church register, 1956-1962, Savannah Archive Grid

Savannah City Directories (123)


Savannah Court Records

Bonds of city officers of Savannah, Georgia, 1882-1905 FamilySearch Library

City Court minutes, 1883-1899 FamilySearch Library

City Court of Savannah records, 1864-1927 Archive Grid

City Court proceedings, 1856-1899 FamilySearch Library

City officers bonds, 1837-1881 FamilySearch Library

Green grocers' bonds, 1872-1900 [Savannah, Georgia] FamilySearch Library

Licenses and bonds for liquor selling, 1850-1901 FamilySearch Library

Mayor's Court minutes, 1815-1819 [Savannah, Georgia] FamilySearch Library

Peddler licenses 1860-1871, and, register of bonds 1879-1885 [Savannah, Georgia] FamilySearch Library

Plumbers' bonds, 1883-1900 [Savannah, Georgia] FamilySearch Library

Roll book 1801-1919, and, minute book 1898-1907 [Savannah, Georgia] FamilySearch Library

Savannah, Georgia, Court Records, 1790-1934 Ancestry online

Savannah, Georgia, Licenses and Bonds, 1837-1909 Ancestry online

Writs issued out of the Mayor's Court in February, term 12 (1812) FamilySearch Library

Savannah Death Records

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1919 to 1998 Georgia Death Index Ancestry online

Chatham County, Georgia index to deaths, 1733-1842 FamilySearch Library

Early Deaths in Savannah, Georgia, 1763-1803 : Obituaries and Legal Notices FamilySearch Library

Early deaths in Savannah, Georgia, 1763-1803 : obituaries and legal notices WorldCat

First Baptist Church of Savannah records, 1805-1975 Archive Grid

Georgia Deaths Index, 1914-1940 Ancestry online

Georgia, Death Certificates, 1919-1927 Digital Library of Georgia online

Georgia, Death Records, 1919-present Georgia Department of Public Health

Independent Presbyterian Church (Savannah, Ga.) records, 1800-1960 Archive Grid

Index to register of deaths in Savannah, Georgia : volumes I-VI, 29 October 1803-June 1853 WorldCat

Register of deaths in Savannah, 1819-1820 FamilySearch Library

Register of deaths in Savannah, Georgia WorldCat

Register of deaths in Savannah, Georgia, 1833-1847 WorldCat

Register of deaths in Savannah, Georgia, 1848-June 1853 WorldCat

Register of deaths in Savannah, Georgia, August 1811-August 1818 WorldCat

Register of deaths in Savannah, Georgia, September 1818-1832 WorldCat

Savannah, Georgia Vital Records, 1803-1966 Ancestry online

Savannah, Georgia Vital Records, 1803-1966 Archives.com online

Savannah Histories and Genealogies

A history of Savannah and South Georgia FamilySearch Library

A history of Savannah and South Georgia, Volume I LDS Genealogy online

A history of Savannah and South Georgia, Volume I Internet Archive online

A history of Savannah and South Georgia, Volume II LDS Genealogy online

A history of Savannah and South Georgia, Volume II Internet Archive online

A history of Savannah and south Georgia Ancestry online

Anchored yesterdays : the log book of Savannah's voyage across a Georgia century : in ten watches Ancestry online

Bethesda Ancestry online

Chronological History of Savannah : from its Settlement By Oglethorpe Down to December 31, 1899 Ancestry online

Historic and picturesque Savannah Ancestry online

Historical Record of the City of Savannah Ancestry online

Historical record of the city of Savannah FamilySearch Library

History of Savannah, Ga. : from Its Settlement To the Close of the Eighteenth Century Ancestry online

History of Savannah, Ga.; from its settlement to the close of the eighteenth century Genealogy Gophers online

History of Savannah, Ga.; from its settlement to the close of the eighteenth century LDS Genealogy online

History of Savannah, Ga.; from its settlement to the close of the eighteenth century Internet Archive online

History of Savannah, Georgia (1890) MyHeritage online

Papers and articles on Solomon's Lodge, No. 1, 1734-1934 [Savannah, Georgia] : bicentennial celebration FamilySearch Library

Passengers of the Ann and their descendents : Georgia's original families WorldCat

Savannah Duels and Duellists, 1733-1877 Ancestry online

Savannah River Plantations Ancestry online

Savannah duels and duellists, 1733-1877 FamilySearch Library

Savannah: Travel Guide Ancestry online

The Georgia historical quarterly, Vol. I - VII Internet Archive online

Savannah Immigration Records

Alien declarations 1825-1906, Savannah, Georgia FamilySearch Library

Aliens declarations, 1823-1852, 1868 FamilySearch Library

Georgia, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1904-1964 Ancestry online

Georgia, Savannah Passenger Lists, 1906-1945 Family Search online

Index to loose naturalization papers to 1906, Chatham County, Georgia FamilySearch Library

Index to naturalizations, Superior and Savannah City Courts, 1792-1908 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization and citizenship papers, 1852-1910 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization petitions for citizenship, 1790-1861, United States District Court (Georgia : Southern District : Savannah Division) Archive Grid

Naturalization records, Savannah, Georgia, ca. 1790-1861 FamilySearch Library

Passengers of the Ann and their descendents : Georgia's original families WorldCat

Port of Savannah index to naturalization records, 1794-1910 Archive Grid

Register of citizenship, 1801-1851 [Chatham County, Georgia] FamilySearch Library

Savannah (Ga.). District and Port records, 1861 Archive Grid

Savannah, Georgia, Naturalization Records, 1790-1910 Ancestry online

U.S., Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists (includes Savannah 1820-1826, 1831, 1847-1848, 1865-1868, 1906-1942, 1944-1945, 1954, 1957-1958 ) Ancestry online

U.S., Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists (includes Savannah 1906-1945 ) Ancestry online

United States District Court naturalization records, 1790-1989, United States District Court (Georgia : Southern District) Archive Grid

Savannah Land Records

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Chatham County Deed Books, 1785-1806 Digital Library of Georgia online

Deeds, 1785-1900; index to deeds, 1784-1910 FamilySearch Library

Plats (loose ca.1770-1913) of Savannah, Georgia FamilySearch Library

Record of property titles, 1850-1933 FamilySearch Library

Record of titles, 1852-1912 FamilySearch Library

Savannah, Georgia, Land Tax and Property Records, 1809-1938 Ancestry online

Titles to city lots 1867-1871, city valuations 1892-1894, personal property returns 1867-1870, and register of lots 1851-1857 [Savannah, Georgia] FamilySearch Library

Travis abstracts index file to Savanah City lots, Chatham Co. lots and some Effingham Co. lots FamilySearch Library

Savannah Map Records

Map of Savannah coastal refuges, 1987 Library of Congress online

Plan map of Savannah & its environs in 1782. Library of Congress online

Plan map of the city of Savannah : with a drawing of the part of the city burnt in the dreadful fires of the 26 November & 6 December, 1796. Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, 1888 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, 1898 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, 1916 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, 1916-1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, March 1884 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Insurance maps of Savannah, Georgia, 1888 Digital Library of Georgia online

Sanborn Insurance maps of Savannah, Georgia, 1898 Digital Library of Georgia online

Sanborn Insurance maps of Savannah, Georgia, 1916 Digital Library of Georgia online

Sanborn Maps of Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, 1922 Digital Library of Georgia online

Sanborn Maps of Savannah, Georgia, March 1884 Digital Library of Georgia online

View map of Savannah as it stood the 29th of March 1734. Library of Congress online

Savannah Marriage Records

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1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records From Select Counties Ancestry online

Church membership rolls, 1800-1926, and baptisms, marriages, etc., 1828- 1866 (Independent Presbyterian Church (Savannah, Georgia)) FamilySearch Library

First Baptist Church of Savannah records, 1805-1975 Archive Grid

Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944 ( includes Chatham County 1805-1896) Ancestry online

Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Georgia, Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850 Ancestry online

Independent Presbyterian Church (Savannah, Ga.) records, 1800-1960 Archive Grid

Marriage licenses (originals), 1805-1866 FamilySearch Library

Marriages (Chatham County, Georgia), 1805-1902, 1924 ; index to marriages, 1805-1950 FamilySearch Library

Marriages, baptisms, interments, 1823-1926 (Lutheran Church of the Ascension (Savannah, Georgia)) FamilySearch Library

Savannah, Georgia Vital Records, 1803-1966 Ancestry online

Savannah, Georgia Vital Records, 1803-1966 Archives.com online

St. John's parish register, marriage records, 1846-1903 FamilySearch Library

Westside Chapel Methodist Church register, 1956-1962, Savannah Archive Grid

Savannah Military Records

Chatham County, Savannah Spanish-American War Veterans 1900 US Gen Web online

Military records, 1786-1900 (Chatham County (Georgia). Ordinary) FamilySearch Library

U.S. Civil War, The Unpublished Roll of Honor: Soldiers Buried in Fort Pulaski, Georgia Ancestry online

Savannah Minority Records

Inscriptions of Jewish Cemetery and small Jewish burial ground, Savannah, Georgia FamilySearch Library

Port of Savannah slave manifests, 1852-1860, Savannah, Ga. Archive Grid

Records of the Irish Jasper Greens (organization of Americans of Irish descent who had military service), 1842-1907 FamilySearch Library

Register of free persons of color, 1817-1835, 1860-1863 [Savannah, Georgia] FamilySearch Library

Savannah, Georgia, Registers of Free Persons of Color, 1817-1864 Ancestry online

Savannah, Georgia, Slave Manifests, 1811-1860 Ancestry online

The First African Baptist Church of North America Ancestry online

Savannah Miscellaneous Records

Board of Health minutes, 1822-1864; register of indigent sick treated by a city physician, 1895-1896 FamilySearch Library

Business licenses, 1873-1906, and, business orders, 1845-1849 FamilySearch Library

City Council minutes, 1791-1900; index to minutes, 1877-1883 FamilySearch Library

City marshal's sale records 1896-1902, and, jail book 1805-1815 [Savannah, Georgia] FamilySearch Library

City of Savannah voters registers, 1856-1896 FamilySearch Library

Georgia, Savannah City Jail Registers, 1855-1873 Family Search online

Jail records, 1855-1873 FamilySearch Library

Letters of Joseph Clay, merchant of Savannah, 1776-1793, and a list of ships and vessels entered at the port of Savannah, for May 1765, 1766 and 1767 FamilySearch Library

Marshal's fine and information dockets, 1846-1853 [Savannah, Georgia] FamilySearch Library

Peddler licenses 1860-1871, and, register of bonds 1879-1885 [Savannah, Georgia] FamilySearch Library

Records of indigent sick 1887-1890, and, records of diseases 1893-1898 [Savannah, Georgia] FamilySearch Library

Registers of signatures of depositors, 1866-1874 FamilySearch Library

Savannah, Georgia, City Council Minutes, 1790-1900 Ancestry online

Savannah, Georgia, Records of Titles, 1791-1971 Ancestry online

Savannah, Georgia, Select Board of Health and Health Department Records, 1824-1864, 1887-1896 Ancestry online

Savannah, Georgia, Slave Manifests, 1811-1860 Ancestry online

Savannah, Georgia, Voter Records, 1856-1896, 1901-1917 Ancestry online

U.S., Applications for Seaman's Protection Certificates, 1916-1940 (includes Savannah, Georgia) Ancestry online

Savannah Newspapers and Obituaries (161)


Savannah Probate Records

1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Abstracts of wills, Chatham County, Georgia, 1773-1817 Genealogy Gophers online

Savannah School Records (83)


Savannah Tax Records

Chatham County Tax Records (from Georgia Property Tax Digests), 1806, 1821-1827, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1862, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1880, 1885, 1890 Ancestry online

Chatham County, City of Savannah (Ga.) tax records, 1887-1901 Archive Grid

Savannah, Georgia, Land Tax and Property Records, 1809-1938 Ancestry online

Tax digests for the city of Savannah, 1809-1900 FamilySearch Library

Tax records, 1887-1901 FamilySearch Library



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